Jeff Mordock

A-list Hollywood fundraiser nets Biden campaign record $28M

President Biden's campaign raked in $28 million at a Hollywood fundraiser over the weekend featuring former President Barack Obama and several A-list celebrities, the campaign announced Monday.

June 17, 2024

Biden, Pope Francis meet on the sidelines of the G7 summit

President Biden conferred with Pope Francis in a meeting that highlighted a growing divide within the Catholic Church over the president's policies that are out of line with church doctrine.

June 14, 2024

Biden’s awkward encounters and bizarre actions at G7 summit raise eyebrows, overshadow goals

President Biden arrived at the Group of Seven summit in Italy determined to show that his leadership and strength on the global stage warrants him a second term in office, but a series of awkward encounters with world leaders has overshadowed his statesmanship.

June 14, 2024

Texas man arrested, charged with threatening to kill an FBI agent in Hunter Biden case

A Texas man was arrested Thursday after authorities say he threatened to kill an FBI agent involved in the Hunter Biden investigation, leaving a message that the last thing the agent will hear is the "horrified shrieks [of their] widows and orphans."

June 14, 2024

White House Correspondents’ Association chides Biden for complaining about reporters’ questions

The White House Correspondents' Association issued a rare and surprising rebuke of President Biden on Thursday after he complained for the second time in as many weeks that reporters are not asking questions on topics he wants to talk about.

June 13, 2024

Biden, Zelenskyy sign $50 billion loan pact as Russia war rages on

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a deal Thursday pledging a long-term U.S. commitment to Ukraine's security and giving the war-ravaged country a $50 billion loan backed by interest on frozen Russian assets in the West.

June 13, 2024

Joe Biden again complains about journalists asking him off-topic questions

President Biden blasted the White House press corps Thursday for the second time in as many weeks, complaining that reporters never "play by the rules," instead asking questions that diverge from topics he wants to talk about.

June 13, 2024

Biden declines to say if the Justice Department was fair to Hunter Biden

President Biden on Thursday declined to weigh in on whether the Justice Department operated independently of politics when it prosecuted his son, Hunter Biden, for illegally purchasing a weapon while in the throes of a crack addiction.

June 13, 2024

Social Security advocacy groups endorse Biden for president

Three senior groups backed President Biden's reelection bid Wednesday based on his pledge to protect Social Security, but so far he has only offered vague promises to protect the program as insolvency looms.

June 12, 2024

Biden says reelection bid put Hunter Biden in legal crosshairs: Report

President Biden said Hunter Biden's plea deal would have held up if not for his reelection campaign, according to a report.

June 12, 2024

Hunter Biden’s gun conviction creates liability for president amid bruising reelection race

Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday on all three felony counts related to his purchase of a gun in 2018 while addicted to crack cocaine, dealing a serious blow to his father, President Biden, during a tough reelection campaign.

June 11, 2024

Trump campaign says Hunter Biden trial was just a distraction from Biden family’s real crimes

Former President Donald Trump's campaign on Tuesday said that Hunter Biden's federal gun trial was nothing more than a distraction from the wrongdoings of his father, President Biden.

June 11, 2024

Hunter Biden says support of family and friends outweighs disappointment at guilty verdict

Hunter Biden expressed gratitude Tuesday for the support of his family and friends after he was convicted of three felonies stemming from his purchase of a firearm while addicted to crack.

June 11, 2024

Joe Biden stands by Hunter Biden after gun conviction; says he accepts trial’s outcome

President Biden said Tuesday he stands by his son Hunter after the younger Biden was convicted on federal gun charges.

June 11, 2024

Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts in gun trial

A federal jury convicted Hunter Biden Tuesday of three felony counts stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018 while in the throes of a crack addiction, making him the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime.

June 11, 2024

Jury reaches verdict in Hunter Biden trial

The jury has reached a verdict in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial after more than three hours of deliberation over two days.

June 11, 2024

Jurors in Hunter Biden gun case conclude day without verdict

Jurors in the Hunter Biden federal gun trial did not reach a verdict in an hour of deliberations Monday afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys made their final pitches in the first criminal case against a child of a sitting president.

June 10, 2024

Jurors begin deliberations in Hunter Biden gun trial

Jurors in the Hunter Biden gun trial began deliberations Monday afternoon, after days of testimony and hours of closing arguments from lawyers.

June 10, 2024

In closing arguments, prosecutors say Hunter Biden knew he lied to buy gun

Federal prosecutors told a jury in closing arguments Monday that evidence proves Hunter Biden "knowingly" made a false statement in buying a gun in 2018 and he knew he was addicted to drugs at the time.

June 10, 2024

Hunter Biden won’t testify, defense rests in federal gun trial

Hunter Biden decided not to testify Monday in his federal gun trial, moving the case closer to the jury that will decide whether the president's son is guilty of lying about his drug addiction when he purchased the firearm.

June 10, 2024